Film Noir

The film noir subgenre emerged in the 1940s and 1950s and is characterized by its dark, moody atmosphere, intricate plots, morally ambiguous characters, and distinctive visual style. These stories often depict crime, mystery, and psychological drama with a strong emphasis on shadows, contrasts, and visual storytelling techniques. The term "film noir" is French for "black film."

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1. Because of You

Dec 3, 1952  •  TV Shows
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
6.4
Generally favorable

2. Lonely Heart Bandits

Aug 28, 1950  •  TV Shows
Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.
6.2
Generally favorable

3. Shadow of a Woman

Sep 13, 1946  •  TV Shows
A young bride's marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband is trying to starve his young son to death in order to claim an inheritance the boy is entitled to.
6
Generally favorable

4. Edge of Hell

Jun 30, 1956  •  TV Shows
A Russian beggar and his performing dog Flip struggle to make ends meet living upon the cruel streets.
5.8
Mixed or average

5. Flight from Destiny

Feb 7, 1941  •  TV Shows
An elderly professor suffering from an aortic aneurysm confronts the problem of what to do, knowing that he only has a few months to live.
6.4
Generally favorable

6. Jealousy

Jul 22, 1945  •  TV Shows
The wife of an alcoholic writer must take a job as a taxi driver to make ends meet. A young man she picks up as a fare befriends her, but after her husband is found murdered, the police suspect she and her new friend committed the murder.
6.2
Generally favorable

7. Nightmare

Nov 12, 1942  •  TV Shows
An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.
6.3
Generally favorable

8. Western Pacific Agent

Apr 9, 1950  •  TV Shows
Detectives for the Western Pacific Railroad investigate several murders, including one of a railroad payroll agent.
5.9
Mixed or average

9. This Side of the Law

Jun 16, 1950  •  TV Shows
A drifter is bailed out of jail by a lawyer, who hires him to impersonate a millionaire until the man can be declared legally dead and the estate settled. However, the man soon finds out that things are not exactly how they seem.
6.5
Generally favorable

10. The Falcon's Adventure

Dec 12, 1946  •  TV Shows
The Falcon rescues Louisa Braganza from kidnappers who want her father's secret formula for making diamonds. Her father's murder is pinned on the Falcon and, when he and she flee to Florida, another murder seems to confirm his guilt.
6.3
Generally favorable

11. Specter of the Rose

Jul 4, 1946  •  TV Shows
Ballet dancer Andre Sanine (Ivan Kirov) may have murdered his first wife. A detective thinks so, and he's not the only one. Andre is charming, if a little peculiar. Haidi (Viola Essen), a ballerina, marries him. The company takes its new production on tour. But Andre's control seems to be slipping.
5.7
Mixed or average

12. Anna Lucasta

Jul 10, 1949  •  TV Shows
A young woman who is disowned by her alcoholic father turns to prostitution to support herself; her scheming brother-in-law devises a plan to marry her off and make some money in the process.
6.1
Generally favorable

13. Blood Money

Nov 16, 1933  •  TV Shows
Bill Bailey (George Bancroft) is a Los Angeles, California bail bondsman who lives in a world of complete, casual corruption, where all he has to do is pick up the phone to get the charges against a client dismissed. He falls in love with a slumming socialite who bluntly and startlingly declares her sexual preferences with this immortal line: "If I could find a man who would be my master and give me a good thrashing, I'd follow him around like a dog on a leash."
6.7
Generally favorable

14. Fright

Aug 31, 1956  •  TV Shows
A woman believes herself to be the reincarnated spirit of an ancient prince's lover. Meanwhile, a murderer turns out to be the reincarnated spirit of the prince himself.
4.8
Mixed or average

15. The Mask of Diijon

Mar 6, 1946  •  TV Shows
A stage illusionist's comeback attempt results in his humiliation. He plots to revenge himself by hypnotizing people into committing murders for him.
5.6
Mixed or average
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